Reply With QuoteGood news ! Let's hope that this bilateral cooperation will increase, especially in the military area.
Israel, Serbia Abolish Visa Restrictions
Belgrade | 16 September 2009 | Bojana Barlovac
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic have signed a visa-free travel agreement in Belgrade, broadcaster RTS reports Wednesday.
The ministers agreed that the deal will help boost economic and other ties between the two countries.
“The agreement will remove obstacles for Serbian businesspeople and tourists who would [like] come to Israel,” the broadcaster quoted Lieberman as saying.
It was the first official visit to Serbia by an Israeli foreign minister. Quoted by AP, Lieberman said that Israel has a "history of friendly relations" with Serbia, adding that Serbs and Jews fought together against the Nazis.
The ministers agreed that only new talks with Pristina could lead to resolving the issue of Kosovo's status.
Jeremic told reporters at the press conference, held after the meeting, that he deeply appreciates Israel’s stance regarding the Kosovo issue.
Lieberman also met with other Serbian high officials: President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac. The Israeli minister has also visited Croatia and is heading to Montenegro on Thursday.
Serbian, Israeli FMs sign visa-free deal 16 September 2009 | 16:42 | Source: Beta, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman have signed an agreement to abolish visas between the two countries.
The two ministers welcomed the signing, stating that it was an important step in the development of bilateral relations.
“This removes the obstacle to Serbian businesspeople and tourists that want to come to Israel,” Lieberman said.
Jeremić and Lieberman said that only new negotiations between Belgrade and Priština could yield a permanent solution to the Kosovo status question.
The Serbian minister said that he thanked Lieberman for Israel’s firm position regarding Kosovo.
“I am very thankful to Israel for its position on Kosovo, and especially to Mr. Lieberman personally for his part in making such a decision. Israel does not recognize the unilateral declaration of Kosovo independence and that is something that we appreciate greatly, especially given the pressure that Israel has been under,” Jeremić told a joint press conference.
Lieberman said that through direct talks between the two sides, a peaceful solution could be found to the Kosovo problem.
Asked whether Israel was under pressure to recognize Kosovo, Lieberman said that Israel “has been under pressure on many issues since 1948 and can handle it.”
The two ministers agreed that relations between the two countries on all issues were good, and that relations would further improve with the visa agreement.
He said that economic cooperation was also good and that Israeli investment in Serbia was on the rise, despite the financial crisis.
Lieberman will also be meeting with President Boris Tadić, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković and Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac.
As part of a Balkan tour, the Israeli foreign minister visited Croatia on Tuesday and will head to Montenegro on Thursday, which will be the first visit by an Israeli official to Montenegro since it gained independence.
SOURCES: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/22267/ and http://www6.b92.net/eng/news/politic...6&nav_id=61806
Good news ! Let's hope that this bilateral cooperation will increase, especially in the military area.
Good news for both countries.
same as Russia right?
My best wishes for Serbian-Israeli cooperation on any level. Very nice.
X 2Originally Posted by OrangeWolf
It's a very good news, indeed.
what do you mean by same as russia?
Not so long ago Israel abolished visa restrictions with Russia as well, so I guess that's what he asked about.
x3
Definitely good news
Great news
I see, indeed it is the same.
This is good news for Serbs that's for sure,but...I ask my self why after all what Serbia have with Israel and Jews ,80% of muslims countries don't recognize Kosovo and support Serbia 100% ...i can't believe how much muslims in the world are naiveLOL...I am an Albanian Catholic, but I have to say that if this continues i no one in Kosovo will want to be Muslim lol......i ask my self,what we Albanians have from muslims ?? only Turkey and few muslim countries recognize Kosovo and support us,others i can say "hate us"...but anyway who fu'' them...Albanians will again be Christians as before in the history so i can say,I'm glad that 80% of muslims in the world don't support us,we don't need them...
btw i must say Jews are also naive,before 2 months Palestinian president was been in Belgrad and he get support from Serbian president and goverment about "palestian state" ,Boris Tadic say "we support the right of Palestinians for their state" ,Serbia is also very good with all muslim countries that hate Israel more than anything,Iran, Non-Aligneds etc...This policy is very strange, it's difficult to understand what happens there...
Last edited by Schmeiser; 09-17-2009 at 04:16 AM.
schmeiser... just live and let live.
life becomes much more uncomplicated afterwards. visa free travel simply means more openess for people to travel for leisure, business, personal visits without hassle. The more such deals happen the better people's lives become.
think about it this way. Israeli arabs can go to serbia without visa now, and serbian muslims can visit jerusalem without visa too... ditto for catholics
if the nonn-recognition of Kosovo by "muslim" states pushes kosovars away from islam, then that's a bonus for you too (since you're catholic)...
Schmeiser, if you feel Albania should reevaluate its relationship with Muslim countries because they haven't done what you 'want them to' essentially then go ahead, not I nor anyone else here really gives a load.
To clarify (albeit completely unnecessary) what President Tadic said to the visiting Palestinian authorities. He supports their right to govern their own affairs and co-exist with Israel. Never was the idea of a Palestinian state in place of Israel ever mentioned.
achh you're right 100% maybe you don't understand me very good or maybe I'm wrong ****ounced but i tell,I think that's good for Serbia and that's nice and no one call tell that's not true,Serbia got visa liberalization with all and every honor them this way,but I want to tell,I'm sick of Albanian policy and their inability...when i see that Albania who is in NATO don't have visa liberalization and countries like Macedonia,Montenegro whatever have,I'm crazy...I'm crazy when i see how dirty assholes we have of policy...how someone can be so incapable...they donn't know how to lobby, they do not travel around the world and looking for partners like Serbian or someother policy in balkan do, they do not fight for Albanian interests, they think that all will come only from NOWEHERE...they should be ashamed...what they expect,only AMERICA AMERICA AMERICA AMERICA,what HOLY AMERICA ??? what we have of licking American ass ?? they think America will do everything for us,yea for sure...America will give us visa liberalization with Europe,America will search partners in the world for ourselfs...
You know,I'm not glad that i must say it,but Serbian policy and diplomacy is 10000 times better than our grotesque puppets...and not only Serbian,all countries have better diplomacy than Albanians,even and countries like Chad...
We need revolution...that's for sure...they all smells of incompetence...the biggest shame for Albanian people ever...unable corrupt gang...that can be authority in Kosovo and Albania, i would crush the Mafia, corruption and all the gangs and cleaned the living space for Albanian people...so now i can say only 10 points for Serbian policy and diplomacy...I am a fighter, do not give a ****, and I can not watch incompetent people...
Last edited by Schmeiser; 09-17-2009 at 05:28 AM.
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